How To Install node-preact on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-preact on Kali Linux.

What is node-preact

node-preact is:

This module is a fast 3kb React alternative with the same ES6 API. Components & Virtual DOM.

This module claims to have all the power of Virtual DOM components, without the overhead.

Node.js is an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.

There are three methods to install node-preact on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install node-preact Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install node-preact using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install node-preact

Install node-preact Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install node-preact using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install node-preact

Install node-preact Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install node-preact using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install node-preact

How To Uninstall node-preact on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the node-preact package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove node-preact

Uninstall node-preact And Its Dependencies

To uninstall node-preact and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-preact

Remove node-preact Configurations and Data

To remove node-preact configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge node-preact

Remove node-preact configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove node-preact configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-preact

Dependencies

node-preact have the following dependencies:

• nodejs

References

• node-preact website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install node-preact package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.